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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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Dictionary Entry

antecedents

Part of Speechnoun

Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.

Origin

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Common Phrases

. antecedentsantecedents historicalantecedents whose
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Synonyms

ascendantascendentforebearforefatherforerunnerpredecessor

Antonyms

anaphorconsequentsuccedent

Related Words

priorprecedingpreexistentprevenientanticipatoryante

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